Middle Iron Pitting
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Middle Iron Pitting
I was cleaning up engine parts and found this. How concerned should I be?
I'm most concerned about the circled area. It's right on the edge of the groove and there is a tiny bit of material missing. But on the flipside it's also on the outer part of the seal.
I'm most concerned about the circled area. It's right on the edge of the groove and there is a tiny bit of material missing. But on the flipside it's also on the outer part of the seal.
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^^ What they said
I had a knee jerk reaction when I saw the pitting right on the edge of the groove. After posting and giving it some thought I realized that the sealing for gaskets and seals happens on the front side (facing what it's sealing) not the back side. I did a little research and found confirmation for what I had already come to realize. It's the seal doing the sealing not the mating of the metal on metal...to an extent. In a perfect world we would all use perfect irons, but pitting is pretty normal and acceptable.
I had a knee jerk reaction when I saw the pitting right on the edge of the groove. After posting and giving it some thought I realized that the sealing for gaskets and seals happens on the front side (facing what it's sealing) not the back side. I did a little research and found confirmation for what I had already come to realize. It's the seal doing the sealing not the mating of the metal on metal...to an extent. In a perfect world we would all use perfect irons, but pitting is pretty normal and acceptable.
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